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Sony Bravia KDL-55W955B

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Pros

  • Sony is confident at multitasking motion and resolution
  • upmarket sets feels more premium and tactile
  • looks perfectly adequate

Cons

  • backlight's a little uneven
  • 3D tiring or over the top
  • Sony 2014 TVs

Key specs

  • Flat
  • 55 in
  • 1920, 1080 px
  • LCD
  • 100 Hz
  • no
  • yes
  • yes

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Sony Bravia KDL-55W955B - Pros & Cons

Sony Bravia KDL-55W955B

Pros

  • Sony is confident at multitasking motion and resolution
  • upmarket sets feels more premium and tactile
  • looks perfectly adequate
  • image fidelity is fine
  • wide viewing angles
  • good sound and improved menu system
  • colours look very vibrant and have a nice warm natural feel
  • light and comfortable passive 3D glasses
  • Fast moving sport looks great on this set
  • Smart functionality is also accomplished
  • cleaned-up

Cons

  • backlight's a little uneven
  • 3D tiring or over the top
  • Sony 2014 TVs
  • intermittent flicker to appear on busier areas on screen
  • poorest black-level response we have on record
  • quite severe backlight consistency issues
  • Auto-dimming would shut off the LEDs
  • backlight bleed from the bottom left and top right corners
  • No cherry-picked units sent by brands
  • only has a single tuner for terrestrial and satellite
  • less than admirable black levels and its tendency to crush shadow detail

Sony Bravia KDL-55W955B - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
55 in
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Axen 8682442100917
Screen size: 123 in
IconRefresh rate
100 Hz
Best:
Panasonic TC-P55VT60
Refresh rate: 3000 Hz
IconResolution
1920 x 1080 px
Best:
Samsung QE82Q800TATXXU
Resolution: 7680 x 7320 px

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Sony Bravia KDL-55W955B - Full Specifications

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Display
Panel designFlat
Screen size55.0 in
Resolution1920 x 1080 px
Screen TechnologyLCD
LCD BacklightingLED
Aspect ratio16:9
Refresh rate100.0 Hz
HDRno
Panel TypeIPS
HD ready 1080p (Full HD)yes
Quantum dot displayyes
Motion enhancement (Frequency/Index)yes
Ultra HD certified (UHD/4K)no
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Features
Internet features
  • Web Browser
  • Facebook
  • Netflix
  • Skype
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo
  • YouTube
Smart Tvyes
Video camerayes
USB recording featureyes
Local dimmingyes
Picture-in-Pictureyes
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3d technology
3D Supportyes
3D Technology type
Passive
Glasses Includedyes
Number of glasses pairs2
Can convert 2D to 3Dyes
Supports Dual view/playyes
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Network
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Built-in or included WiFi adapterBuilt-in
DLNAyes
Streaming standards
  • Miracast
  • WiDi
NFCyes
Ethernetyes
Bluetoothyes
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Body with stand
Height31.14 in
Width48.78 in
Weight44.53 lb
Depth9.88 in
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Frame interpolation
Type of index/Measurement methodSony MotionFlow XR 400
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Image
File formats supportedJPEG/JPG
Image frequency
  • 24p
  • 30p
  • 50p
  • 60p
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Tuner
Tuner type
  • DVB-C
  • DVB-S
  • DVB-S2
  • DVB-T
  • DVB-T2
CI+yes
CI+ version1.2
Support for CI/CA moduleyes
Analogue TV tuner yes
Digital TV tuner yes
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Audio properties
Audio decoders
  • Dolby Digital 5.1
  • Dolby Digital Plus
Speaker System
2-channel
File formats supported
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
Headphone outputyes
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Ergonomics
Vesa mountyes
Vesa interface type300x300mm
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Connectivity
HDMI portyes
Number of HDMI ports4
HDMI version1.4
USByes
Number of USB ports3
USB 3.0 ports3
Number of component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) inputs1
Number of composite Inputs1
VGA portno
S-video portno
DVI portno
DisplayPortno
Analogue 3.5mm portyes
Analogue RCA stereo inputyes
Analogue RCA stereo outputno
Audio return channel (ARC)yes
Digital coaxial portno
Digital optical portyes
HDCP-version1.4
MHLyes
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Body without stand
Height29.65 in
Weight42.99 lb
Depth3.62 in
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
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Energy efficiency
Energy classA+
Annual Energy Use115.0 kWH/year
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Power
Power Consumption Sleep0.25 W
Power Consumption Max145.0 W
Connecting 9V/12V/14Vno
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Video
File formats supported
  • AVC/H.264
  • AVCHD
  • AVI
  • MKV
  • MOV
  • MPEG1
  • MPEG2
  • MPEG4
  • TS
  • WMV
  • Xvid
  • 3GP/3GPP
Video quality standards
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
  • 720p
  • 1080i
  • 1080p

Sony Bravia KDL-55W955B - Q&A (2)

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    Productz
    over 1 year ago
    Are Sony TVs any good? I've heard differing opinions about them.
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    Productz
    over 1 year ago
    May I stream videos from Netflix on Bravia KDL-55W955B?
    terrence
    over 1 year ago
    Yes, you can use this TV to watch Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and others.
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